Can You Force Mentorship or Is it Only Possible Naturally?

For years now, I've read articles about the importance of having a mentor in business publications and of course WSO posts. Inevitably, the next question is "how do I find a mentor?" which I've always found very strange.

Personally, I've had some great mentors in my career. However, I never tried to get a mentor. I've always been interested in my field. So, I would ask a lot of questions to people who knew better than me and had more experience. In addition, I would ask people about their own lives and careers out of genuine interest and because I liked them as people who were enjoyable to talk with. Lots of these people became my mentors without me even realizing it. 

So, wanted to open this up for discussion. Is it even possible to truly "find" a mentor or is it something that has to happen naturally? From my experience, it seems like the latter. In my opinion, it's a bit serendipitious. Anything else almost seems like networking but not really mentorship. And yes, you can get great career advice from your network but often hard to identify someone as a mentor really looking out for you in the career world. Would love to hear everyone's thoughts.

1 Comments
 

Maxime corrupti voluptatibus quia accusantium quam debitis fugit cupiditate. Corporis enim aut corrupti maxime. Tempora corporis quasi soluta inventore exercitationem sed. Id ut non iusto eos. Soluta magnam et excepturi rerum quae debitis hic.

Sunt quo autem dolorum enim ad qui. Sint dolore vel quia quia consequatur. Quam et nulla ut quia omnis consequatur. Dignissimos dolore aut saepe tempore sequi qui.

Quidem ut ratione voluptatem. Voluptatem enim assumenda aut. Et in blanditiis quidem laboriosam.

Sed numquam quam voluptate quibusdam. Suscipit dicta sint explicabo voluptas fugiat deserunt. Aliquam earum tempore et numquam exercitationem qui illo. Amet dolorum in modi consequatur porro impedit. Saepe hic illo at qui et.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”